Ames TRS 18-046
2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry an Ames TRS 18-046 engine, rated at about 198 pounds of thrust. The Fornof AEROJET SPECIAL is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1976 and 2003.
The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Ames TRS 18-046. FAA spelling: TRS 18-046.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Fornof AEROJET SPECIAL | 1 |
| Wall Donald A BD-5J | 1 |
Fornof AEROJET SPECIAL · Wall Donald A BD-5J
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Ames TRS 18-046 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E13CE, held by Ames Industrial Corporation). No FAA order in the current files names this engine series.
Certificates and bulletins
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/ames-trs-18-046.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N575J | Wall Donald A BD-5J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bede Family Foundation Medina, Ohio |
Experimental | 2021-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70CF | Fornof AEROJET SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2016-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 23, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.